Can Washington Make Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together?

A bipartisan bill takes aim at a $500 billion health care problem that few people have ever heard of. Will it make care better for some of the country’s sickest, poorest patients?


Guests:

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Saleema Render-Hornsby, Dually eligible patient

Allison Rizer, MBA, Executive Vice President, ATI Advisory

Eric Roberts, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Casey Schwarz, JD, Senior Counsel, Medicare Rights Center

Hong Truong, Caregiver of dually eligible patient

Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter, Tradeoffs


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